Campaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep coming
AI analytics firm has become influential in Whitehall, and FCA deal gives it yet more access to data
Chuck Norris obituary
Martial arts champion who became a star of 1980s action movies and played the wholesome hero of Walker, Texas Ranger on TV
What does loneliness smell like? Inside the strangely soothing world of fragrance TikTok
Perfume obsessives are making online fragrance mood boards for everything from ‘having a fight with your parents’ to ‘looking at old photos’. It’s both nostalgic and comforting
New crypto regulations likely to be big favor to the Trump family, industry insiders say
Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projects
Friendship fraud: warnings of rise in ‘insidious’ scam targeting older people
Steps to help you avoid fraudsters who exploit isolation and search for human contact to often devastating effect
Iran social media strategy pivots to information war amid US-Israel attack
Cyber experts say influence operations in ‘asymmetric’ campaign to intensify moral pressure on US and Israel
The Wordle guy’s latest move tells us a lot about modern-day ambition
For some, creating a smash hit puzzle would have been enough to kick back for life. But for the Josh Wardles and Timothée Chalamets of the world, not even the moon is enough
‘Thank God they’re still alive’: Kaiser therapists claim its new screening system puts patients at higher risk by delaying their care
Kaiser pushed back on striking workers’ claims and AI fears, saying it delivers ‘timely, high-quality care to meet members’ needs’
US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI
Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?
Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash
How the FBI can conduct mass surveillance – even without AI
Anthropic fought against the government’s misuse of its technology, but authorities are buying Americans’ data, enabling them to surveil citizens at scale
From Goop to gavel: Gwyneth Paltrow’s wardrobe clearout heads to auction
Nearly 300 of the actor’s items, from designer gowns to everyday basics, to be sold in Los Angeles, with some lots under $100
From Project Hail Mary to Saturday Night Live UK: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Scientist Ryan Gosling is alone in deep space – or is he? – and America’s famed topical satire is given a British angle
‘The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don’t’ – Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation
His multi-hyphenate career has made him one of Britain’s most versatile recognisable stars – but hasn’t stopped him facing some seriously awkward moments…
Musk responsible for Twitter investors’ stock dropping when he bought company, jury rules
California jurors hand win to investors who sued billionaire saying he publicly disparaged social media platform in 2022